Data-driven strategies for resilient residential assets

Our approach: Data-driven retrofit strategies for maximum economic efficiency

Metabuild develops AI-supported retrofit roadmaps that make cost risks transparent and define the optimal sequencing of measures. We account for component lifetimes, rising energy prices, CO₂ pricing and available incentives. Typical questions include:

• Which investments are unavoidable today – and which can be deferred?
• Which retrofit strategy delivers the highest CO₂ reduction at the lowest cost?
• How can on-site solar be designed to maximise self-consumption?
• How can subsidy programmes be used effectively to reduce capital expenditure?
• How do different energy sources affect operating costs over the long term?

Portfolio-level analysis and digital building data management

Housing associations often manage hundreds or thousands of units and must make decisions at portfolio level. Metabuild provides the digital foundation for this: a flexible data model that centrally captures conditions, remaining lifetimes and cost trajectories. This allows retrofit strategies to be planned not only for individual buildings, but across the entire portfolio.

We answer questions such as: which assets carry the highest stranding risk? Where are the major cost drivers over the next ten years? And which investments should be prioritised to keep the portfolio economically viable and compliant? With tailored dashboards, reports and exports, you retain full oversight – without data silos or spreadsheet sprawl.

Variant studies for new residential developments

Cost pressure is equally high in residential new-build projects. Metabuild simulates thousands of design variants to balance construction costs, energy performance and comfort. We assess questions such as: which energy standard makes economic sense? How does the share of renewables affect capital and operating costs? And how can the best funding-relevant efficiency class be achieved with minimal additional effort?

ESG due diligence for acquisitions

In residential portfolio acquisitions, time is often limited. Metabuild delivers rapid, simulation-based ESG due diligence that reveals hidden cost risks: which retrofits will become necessary in the coming years? When do CRREM stranding points occur? And what level of investment is required to prevent value erosion? This allows risks to be priced realistically – a decisive advantage in negotiations.

Scientifically robust, implemented in practice

Our methodology builds on more than eight years of experience and has been developed and validated in multiple EU research projects. All variants are calculated using the internationally leading engine EnergyPlus, supported by detailed and reliable quantity and cost assessments. For regulatory compliance, we work in line with DIN 18599 – ensuring results that are not only scientifically sound, but also legally robust and funding-compliant. This creates a decision basis trusted by investors, lenders and authorities alike.

Your advantage: clarity and economic resilience

With Metabuild, you do not receive generic reports, but decision-grade simulations and transparent cost models. The result: lower construction and retrofit costs, sustainably reduced operating expenses and residential assets that remain compliant, affordable and attractive over the long term.